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São Paulo

São Paulo is the capital and largest city of the state of São Paulo. The largest city in Brazil, it is also the most populous city in the Americas. Wikipedia

Population 11,451,999 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Brazil

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Brazil
Tourist office · 1.2 km Tourist Information Center - Republic

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Hollywood Rock

    January

    Hollywood Rock was a music festival which took place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, from 1988 to 1996, featuring both Brazilian and international acts.

    Wikipedia

  2. São Paulo Carnival

    February – March

    If you're in São Paulo during the annual Carnival, a national bank holiday between the end of February and March.

  3. Gay Pride Parade

    May – June

    Every year, during Corpus Christi holidays (usually between May and June), around 3 million people take part in the largest Gay Pride parade in the world.

  4. São Paulo International Film Festival

    October

    The São Paulo International Film Festival (Portuguese: Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

    Official site Wikipedia

  5. Brazilian Grand Prix

    November

    Brazilian Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in the Interlagos district to the south. It's held in November

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (São Paulo); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Municipal Market of São Paulo

    Mercado Municipal de São Paulo

    1. Monday: 05:00–16:00
    2. Tuesday: 05:00–16:00
    3. Wednesday: 05:00–16:00
    4. Thursday: 05:00–16:00
    5. Friday: 05:00–16:00
    6. Saturday: 05:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    05:00–16:00

    1.0 km from the centre

  • Feira Viaduto Major Quedinho

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: 06:00–14:00

    06:00–14:00

    1.0 km from the centre

  • Mercado Municipal Kinjo Yamato

    1. Monday: 03:00–15:00
    2. Tuesday: 03:00–15:00
    3. Wednesday: 03:00–15:00
    4. Thursday: 03:00–15:00
    5. Friday: 03:00–15:00
    6. Saturday: 03:00–15:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    03:00–15:00

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Open-Air Market of Republic Square

    Feira da Praça da República

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–17:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–17:00

    08:00–17:00

    1.2 km from the centre

  • Mercado Municipal do Pari

    1. Monday: 04:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 04:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 04:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 04:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 04:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 04:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    04:00–18:00

    1.4 km from the centre

  • Comercial Center Buarque

    1. Monday: 08:00–19:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–19:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–19:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–19:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–19:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    08:00–19:00
    Tuesday
    08:00–19:00
    Wednesday
    08:00–19:00
    Thursday
    08:00–19:00
    Friday
    08:00–19:00
    Saturday
    08:00–18:00
    1.6 km from the centre

  • Mercado Vila Buarque

    1. Monday: 08:00–21:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–21:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–21:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–21:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–21:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–21:00
    7. Sunday: 09:00–18:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    08:00–21:00
    Tuesday
    08:00–21:00
    Wednesday
    08:00–21:00
    Thursday
    08:00–21:00
    Friday
    08:00–21:00
    Saturday
    08:00–21:00
    Sunday
    09:00–18:00
    1.6 km from the centre

  • Feira do Bom Retiro

    Opening hours

    Sábados 10:00-17:00

    2.0 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 47 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.